Maternity and Women's Health Care

12th Edition - August 27, 2019
Authors: Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk, Kitty Cashion, Shannon E. Perry, Kathryn Rhodes Alden, Ellen Olshansky
Language: English
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Stay up-to-date with the latest in women’s health! Maternity and Women's Health Care, 12th Edition provides evidence-based coverage of everything you need to know about caring for women of childbearing age. The new edition is thoroughly updated and consistent with the NCLEX® test plan, focusing on prioritization of care and how best to work among interprofessional teams. As in previous editions, this text emphasizes childbearing concerns like newborn care, wellness promotion and the management of women's health problems. The 12th edition integrates the continuum of care throughout, focusing on the importance of understanding family, culture, and community-based care along with new medication alerts, future trends in contraception, human trafficking, the zika virus, and more! Content on many high-risk conditions has been updated to reflect newly published guidelines.

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Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
About the Authors
Contributors
List of Reviewers
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART 1. Introduction to Maternity and Women“s Health Care
1. 21st-Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing
Current Concerns in the Care of Women and Infants
Efforts to Reduce Health Disparities
Contemporary Issues and Trends
Trends in Fertility and Birth Rate
Regionalization of Perinatal Health Care Services
High-Technology Care
Community-Based Care
Childbirth Practices
Involving Consumers and Promoting Self-Management
International Concerns
Women’s Health
Trends in Nursing Practice
Standards of Practice and Legal Issues in Provision of Care
Ethical Issues in Perinatal Nursing and Women’s Health Care
Research in Perinatal Nursing and Women’s Health Care
Key Points
2. The Family and Culture
Introduction to Family, Culture, and Home Care
The Family in Cultural and Community Context
The Family in a Cultural Context
Developing Cultural Competence
Care of the Woman at Home
Key Points
3. Nursing and Genomics
Genetics/Genomics
Genetic Counseling
Key Points
PART 2. Women’s Health
4. Assessment and Health Promotion
Female Reproductive System
Menstruation and Menopause
Sexual Response
Reasons for Entering the Health Care System
Barriers to Entering the Health Care System
Caring for the well Woman Across the Life Span: The Need for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Approaches to Care at Specific Stages of a Woman’s Life
Pregnancy
Identification of Risk Factors to Women’s Health
Health Assessment
Anticipatory Guidance for Health Promotion and Illness Prevention
Key Points
5. Violence Against Women
Intimate Partner Violence
Theories, Perspectives, Frameworks, and Models that Seek to Explain Intimate Partner Violence
Care Management
Sexual Violence
Care Management
Human Trafficking
Key Points
6. Reproductive System Concerns
Menstrual Disorders
Menopause
Care Management
Key Points
7. Sexually Transmitted and Other Infections
Prevention
Sexually Transmitted Bacterial Infections
Sexually Transmitted Viral Infections
Concerns of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transsexual Community
Maternal and Fetal Effects of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Torch Infections
Care Management
Key Points
8. Contraception and Abortion
Contraception
Care Management
Methods of Contraception
Biologic Marker Methods
Induced Abortion
Care Management
Key Points
9. Infertility
Incidence
Factors Associated with Infertility
Male Infertility Causes
Transgender Fertility Issues
Care Management
Interventions
Key Points
10. Problems of the Breast
Benign Conditions of the Breast
Care Management for Women with Benign Breast Conditions
Malignant Conditions of the Breast
Care Management for Women With Breast Cancer
Key Points
11. Structural Disorders and Neoplasms of the Reproductive System
Structural Disorders of the Uterus and Vagina
Benign Neoplasms
Care Management
Malignant Neoplasms
Care Management
Care Management
Key Points
PART 3. Pregnancy
12. Conception and Fetal Development
Conception
Embryo and Fetus
Factors Influencing Fetal Growth and Development
Key Points
13. Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy
Adaptations to Pregnancy
Diagnosis of Pregnancy
Key Points
14. Nursing Care of the Family During Pregnancy
Diagnosis of Pregnancy
Adaptation to Pregnancy
Care Management
Variations in Prenatal Care
Perinatal Education
Perinatal Care Choices
Key Points
15. Maternal and Fetal Nutrition
Nutrient Needs Before Conception
Nutrient Needs During Pregnancy
Care Management
Key Points
PART 4. Labor and Birth
16. Labor and Birth Processes
Factors affecting labor
Process of Labor
Physiologic adaptation to labor
Key Points
17. Maximizing Comfort for the Laboring Woman
Pain During Labor And Birth
Factors Influencing Pain Response
Nonpharmacologic Pain Management
Pharmacologic Pain Management
Care Management
Key Points
18. Fetal Assessment During Labor
Basis for Monitoring
Monitoring Techniques
Fetal Heart Rate Patterns
Care Management
Client and Family Teaching
Documentation
Key Points
19. Nursing Care of the Family During Labor and Birth
First Stage of Labor
Care Management
Second Stage of Labor
Care Management
Third Stage of Labor
Care Management
Fourth Stage of Labor
Care Management
Key Points
PART 5. Postpartum
20. Postpartum Physiologic Changes
Reproductive System and Associated Structures
Cardiovascular System
Respiratory System
Endocrine System
Urinary System
Gastrointestinal System
Integumentary System
Musculoskeletal System
Neurologic System
Immune System
Key Points
21. Nursing Care of the Family During the Postpartum Period
Transfer from the Recovery Area
Planning for Discharge
Care Management: Physical Needs
Care Management: Psychosocial Needs
Discharge Teaching
Key Points
22. Transition to Parenthood
Parent-Infant Relationships, Bonding, and Attachment
Parent-Infant Contact
Communication Between Parent and Infant
Transition to Parenthood
Influences on Transition to Parenthood
Sibling Adaptation
Grandparent Adaptation
Care Management
Key Points
PART 6. The Newborn
23. Physiologic and Behavioral Adaptations of the Newborn
Stages of Transition to Extrauterine Life
Physiologic Adaptations
Behavioral Adaptations
Key Points
24. Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family
Care Management: Birth Through the First 2 Hours
Care Management: From 2 Hours After Birth Until Discharge
Key Points
25. Newborn Nutrition and Feeding
Recommended Infant Nutrition
Cultural Influences on Infant Feeding
Nutrient Needs
Anatomy and Physiology of Lactation
Care Management
Formula-Feeding
Key Points
PART 7. Complications of Pregnancy
26. Assessment of High-Risk Pregnancy
Assessment of Risk Factors
Antepartum Testing
Biophysical Assessment
Biochemical Assessment
Fetal Care Centers
Antepartum Assessment Using Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Psychologic Considerations Related to High-Risk Pregnancy
The Nurse’s Role in Assessment and Management of the High-Risk Pregnancy
Key Points
27. Hypertensive Disorders
Significance and Incidence
Classification
Chronic Hypertensive Disorders
Preeclampsia
Care Management
Key Points
28. Hemorrhagic Disorders
Early Pregnancy Bleeding
Care Management
Care Management
Care Management
Care Management
Late Pregnancy Bleeding
Care Management
Care Management
Care Management
Key Points
29. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
Metabolic Changes Associated with Pregnancy
Diabetes Mellitus
Pregestational Diabetes Mellitus and Pregnancy
Care Management
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Care Management
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Care Management
Thyroid Disorders
Maternal Phenylketonuria
Key Points
30. Medical-Surgical Disorders
Cardiovascular Disorders
Care Management
Other Medical Disorders in Pregnancy
Surgery During Pregnancy
Care Management
Trauma During Pregnancy
Care Management
Key Points
31. Mental Health Disorders and Substance Abuse
Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
Diagnosis
Care Management
Postpartum Mood Disorders
Care Management
Anxiety Disorders
Care Management
Perinatal Substance Abuse
Care Management
Key Points
32. Labor and Birth Complications
Preterm Labor and Birth
Care Management
Prelabor Rupture of Membranes
Care Management
Chorioamnionitis
Postterm Pregnancy, Labor, and Birth
Care Management
Dysfunctional Labor (Dystocia)
Care Management
Obesity
Care Management
Obstetric Procedures
Care Management
Obstetric Emergencies
Care Management
Care Management
Care Management
Care Management
Care Management
Key Points
33. Postpartum Complications
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Care Management
Hemorrhagic (Hypovolemic) Shock
Care Management
Coagulopathies
Venous Thromboembolic Disorders
Care Management
Postpartum Infection
Care Management
Key Points
PART 8. Newborn Complications
34. Nursing Care of the High-Risk Newborn
Preterm Infants
Late Preterm Infants
Postmature Infants
Growth-Restricted Infants
Large for Gestational Age Infants
Discharge Planning
Transport of Infants
Anticipatory Grief
Key Points
35. Acquired Problems of the Newborn
Birth Trauma
Care Management
Infants of Mothers with Diabetes
Neonatal Infections
Care Management
Substance Abuse
Care Management
Key Points
36. Hemolytic Disorders and Congenital Anomalies
Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
Care Management
Congenital Anomalies
Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Care Management
Key Points
37. Perinatal Loss, Bereavement, and Grief
Loss, Bereavement, and Grief: Basic Concepts and Theories
Types of Losses Associated with Pregnancy
Miles’s Model of Parental Grief Responses
Family Aspects of Grief
Care Management
When a Loss is Diagnosed: Helping the Woman and Her Family in the Aftermath
Special Circumstances
Key Points
Index
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Deitra Leonard Lowdermilk

Kitty Cashion

Shannon E. Perry

Kathryn Rhodes Alden

Ellen Olshansky